Perbedaan Gejala pada Anak Autis yang Diet Bebas Gluten dan Kasein dengan yang Tidak Diet di Surabaya

• Main Authors: Alifah Fajriyyatul Izzah, -, Widati Fatmaningrum, Widati, Roedi Irawan, -
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English; Indonesian; English
• Published: Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga
• Subjects: R5-920 Medicine (General)
• Online Access: https://repository.unair.ac.id/126477/1/20.Artikel.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/126477/2/20.%20Karil.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/126477/3/20.%20Turnitin.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/126477/; https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/AMNT/article/view/15615; https://doi.org/10.20473/amnt.v4i1.2020.36-42
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Background: Autism disorders can disrupt the quality of life of autism children. One popular diet therapy for children with autism is a gluten and casein free diet. Gluten and casein free diet based on opioid theory are still pros and cons. Objective: To determine the difference of symptoms in autistic children who are free from gluten and casein and those who are not. Method: An observational analytic cross-sectional study was conducted at several autistic therapy centers in Surabaya. The study was carried out in children with autism aged 3-12 years and was diagnosed by a specialist. The research subjects were selected by purposive sampling method. Data collected, including data on the child's identity, data on the identity of parents, data on gluten and casein implementation were obtained through the FFQ questionnaire and data on symptoms of autistic children were obtained from the ATEC questionnaire. Results: Autistic symptom scores were good for communication skills, social interactions, cognitive responses, and behavioral disorders in autistic children on diets rather than those who did not. Bivariate test results showed that there were significant differences in the variable behavior disorder (p=0.021) and the total score (p=0.018). Conclusion: There are differences in symptoms in autistic children who are free from gluten and casein and those who are not especially on behavioral disorders.